WEBVTT G GOODPROGRESS IS THIS FIGHT.WITH FLAMES SHOOTING HIGH INTOTHE SKY, CALFIRE IS BATTLITHIS BLAZE FROM ABOVE, AND ONTHE GROUND.>> OUR FIRE PERSONNEL HASDOUBLED SINCE YESTERDAY AND WEHAVE MORE ON THE WAY.MIKE: CALFIRE HAS DEPLOYED 2200CREWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TOTRY AND CONTAIN THIS FAST-MOVINGFIRE THAT HAS SO FAR CHARREDEVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.DOWNTOWN MARIPOSA IS EMPTY TODAYFOLLOWING MANDATORY EVACUATIONS.BUT INMATES IN THE COUNTY JAILHAVE BEEN TOLD TO SHELTER INPLACE.AND SOME MARIPOSA RESIDENTS ARESTAYING PUT.>> LAST NIGHT IT LOOKED LIKE ITHAD SETTLED UP THERE.AND THEN IT BROKE OPEN AGAIN.MIKE: WE FOUND DOROTHY RICHARDSSURVEYING THE FIRE FROM HER BACKYARD TODAY.SHE IS UNDERSTANDABLY CONCERNEABOUT THE HOME HER FATHER BUILTHERE 30 YEARS AGO.>> I'M HOPING THAT THEY HAVEENOUGH WATER AND STUFF TO PUT ITOUIT'S COMING TOO CLOSE.MIKE: THAT'S WHY DOROTHY'SHUSBAND HAS THE GARDEN HOSESREADY AND THE CARS PACKED JUSTIN CASE.>> WE GET WORD FROM CDF, WE'RENOT STAYING.THEY SAY TO GO, WE'RE GOING TOGO.MIKE: SOME 5000 PEOPLE HAVEALREADY FLED THE DETWILER FIRE,THAT HAS ALSO CAUSED POWEROUTAGES IN THE FIRE ZONE.>> WE KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT 8900CUSTOMERS OUT.SOME OF THEM ARE OUT BECAUSE WEDE-ENERGIZE THE LINES FORFIREFIGHTER SAFETY.THE MAJORITY ARE BECAUSE OFDAMAGED EQUIPMENT.MIKE: CAL FIRE CREWS KNOW THEYARE IN FOR A LONG FIGHT.>> AS IT COMES INTO ALIGNMENTWITH THE WIND AND THE STEEPTERRAIN AND THE HOT WEATHER ANDALL THAT FUEL.ALL THOSE THINGS COME TOGETH

Nearly 5,000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to the still-growing Mariposa County wildfire that's burned 45,724 acres Wednesday morning as flames continue to rage toward the town of Mariposa and prompting the evacuation of the town of Coulterville, Cal Fire said.

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Eight structures have already been destroyed and one was damaged since the flames broke out at 4 p.m. Sunday at Detwiler and Hunters Valley roads, about 2 miles east of Lake McClure.